Nemo AMA

Qiyu Zhou, better known as Nemo or Nemsko, is a Canadian chess grandmaster and multiple-times national champion. She was born on October 17, 1997, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Zhou began playing chess at the age of five and quickly rose through the ranks, earning the title of Women's International Master (WIM) at 11 and Women's Grandmaster (WGM) at 13.

In 2015, Zhou won the Canadian Women's Chess Championship, a title she has won multiple times since then. She has also represented Canada in several international tournaments, including the Chess Olympiad and the Women's World Team Chess Championship.

Her collaboration with Immortal Game to launch a new game mode is an exciting development for the whole community!

Learn more about this new game mode and about Nemo in our Q&A!